San Pedro Celebrates High School Graduation Ceremonies

Monday, June 16th, 2014

It was a weekend of caps, gowns and diplomas, as the two secondary institutions on the island celebrated their High School Commencement Exercises.The 2014 San Pedro High School (SPHS) graduation ceremony was held on Saturday, June 14th at the Angel Nuñez Auditorium starting at 4PM. Mistresses of Ceremonies, and fellow graduates, Alisha Cadle and Vivian Noralez presided over the event in which 64 students received their high school diplomas in front of family and friends. After the class’s rendition of Miley Cyrus’ and Emily Osment’s “Wherever I Go”, Mahe Pereira delivered the salutatory address. The main speaker of the night was Vilma Villanueva, English teacher at SPHS. The ceremony continued with the valedictory address given by Jasmine Ritchie. The traditional rose ceremony was led by Doris Soriano, while the candle light ceremony was led by Geovanna Carrillo and Ilan Gonzalez. Emil Vasquez addressed, the graduates challenging them to reach for their dreams and never give up. The ceremony ended with the Vote of Thanks given by Gian Rivero.